Project Gutenberg 2005-03-29 Public domain in the USA. 78 Spinoza, Benedictus de 1632 1677 Spinoza, Benedict of Spinoza, Baruch Espinosa, Baruch de De Spinoza, Benedictus Suchtelen, Nico van 1878 1949 Suchtelen, Nicolaas Johannes van Van Suchtelen, Nico Ethica In meetkundigen trant uiteengezet, vertaald, ingeleid en toegelicht door Jhr. Dr. Nico van Suchtelen Reading ease score: 66.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Miranda van de Heijning, Tony Browne and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Ethica" by Benedictus de Spinoza is a philosophical treatise written in the 17th century. This profound work lays out Spinoza's metaphysical and ethical views, primarily exploring the nature of reality, the concept of God, and the foundation of moral philosophy. The central theme revolves around the relationship between God, nature, and humanity, aiming to establish a rational understanding of existence and the pursuit of the good life. The opening of "Ethica" sets the stage for Spinoza's inquiry into the nature of good and evil, positing that true happiness is found in understanding the unity of all things. He reflects on the distractions of wealth, fame, and pleasure, arguing that these pursuits ultimately lead to discontent. Instead, he proposes that a new way of thinking and living is required, one that is grounded in the pursuit of knowledge and understanding of the divine and the natural world. This introductory section hints at the rigorous, mathematical method Spinoza employs throughout his work, urging readers to engage deeply with the philosophical ideas he presents as the foundation for a fulfilled life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Ethics B Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics 837881 837869 2024-10-07T05:54:11.415785 2023-09-07T07:30:52.696912 text/html text/html 811640 2020-12-14T08:56:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 668299 2020-12-14T08:56:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 753775 2024-10-07T05:54:24.869831 application/epub+zip 769427 2024-10-07T05:54:14.405748 application/epub+zip 320713 2024-10-07T05:54:12.639756 application/epub+zip 1076491 2024-10-07T05:54:31.661683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 992589 2024-10-07T05:54:23.620727 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 546014 2022-09-07T22:08:39.964938 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 693507 693421 2024-10-07T05:54:08.805773 2023-09-07T07:30:50.279918 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 692740 2020-12-14T08:56:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 206968 2020-12-14T08:56:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19802 2024-10-07T05:54:32.068650 application/rdf+xml 9748 2024-10-07T05:54:13.295753 image/jpeg 2522 2024-10-07T05:54:12.970754 image/jpeg 738208 2024-10-07T05:54:11.491782 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia